The parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa is proving to be a common target for the Conservative Party of Canada, but also — somewhat ironically — financially beneficial for the Tories.

The federal Conservative party continues to fire off fundraising emails to its donors attacking the “Ottawa media elite,” as it looks to snare donations from its members.

The latest missive came Tuesday in an email from Jaime Girard, the director of fundraising and membership for the Conservative Party of Canada, which asked members for $25 donations to help fight Justin Trudeau and the Liberals, who are relying on their “big donors.”

The Liberals are looking to “undo everything we’ve worked so hard to achieve,” the email says, arguing Trudeau is getting help from the parliamentary press gallery in Ottawa.

“Justin Trudeau and his Liberals have made their intentions clear. They’re gearing up their base and leaning heavily on their big donors. They want to win a majority government, so they can undo everything we’ve worked so hard to achieve,” reads the email.

“The Liberals and their allies in the Ottawa media are trying to build a grand story around Justin Trudeau. They want Canadians to believe he has all the momentum. And they hope that if they repeat it often enough, people will believe it,” it adds.

The Conservative party needs to be financially prepared if it hopes to win another majority government, Girard says, urging members to donate to the cause.

“Unlike the Liberals, we don’t have the Ottawa media elite backing us. But we have something even better – our strong and supportive grassroots base – people like you and me, who understand that we’re better off with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and are willing to work together to make our country a better place,” the email continues.

The column lauded the federal Liberal leader at length and contrasted him with Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Mallick writes for the Star based out of Toronto.

The next day, a Conservative party email signed by Calgary MP Michelle Rempel (a minister of state in Harper’s cabinet) followed up on DeLorey’s email and urged members to donate $45 because the party stands up for women.

The email also took another jab at reporters.

“Last year, when I questioned Justin Trudeau’s wisdom in tailoring an invitation to a women’s event in thinly veiled gendered language, a reporter asked me if I could speak to this issue because of how I looked in my Twitter picture,” said the email sent on behalf of Rempel.

“That’s support for women if I ever heard it. If you, like me, believe that our party is the one that consistently stands up for women, join me in supporting our party.”

The Conservatives, Liberals and NDP have all been busy with repeated email fundraising campaigns in recent months as they prepare for a federal election expected in October 2015.

On the weekend, the NDP sent out separate emails from Leader Tom Mulcair and president Rebecca Blaikie urging members to donate $20 and $5, respectively, as the party tried to reach 30,000 grassroots donors. The Liberals have also repeatedly sent emails asking for donations and feedback from members on policies.

The federal Conservative party raised more than $18 million in donations in 2013 — almost $7 million more than the Liberals, the next-closest party. Tom Mulcair’s NDP raised $8.1 million in 2013. The Tories also had the largest number of donors of the three main parties.

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